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Zhu, X., Doufexi, A., & Koçak, T. (2011). Beamforming performance analysis for OFDM based IEEE 802.11ad millimeter-wave WPANs. In 8th International Workshop on Multi-Carrier Systems & Solutions (MC-SS), 2011 (pp. 1-5). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). DOI: 10.1109/MC-SS.2011.5910710 Peer reviewed version Link to published version (if available): 10.1109/MC-SS.2011.5910710 Link to publication record in Explore Bristol Research PDF-document University of Bristol - Explore Bristol Research General rights This document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pure/about/ebr-terms

Beamforming Performance Analysis for OFDM Based IEEE 802.11ad Millimeter-Wave WPANs Xiaoyi Zhu 1 Angela Doufexi 1 Taskin Kocak 2 1 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Bristol, UK 2 Department of Computer Engineering Bahcesehir University, Turkey 8 th International Workshop on Multi-Carrier Systems and Solutions

Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) 60 GHz Frequency Band Allocation Large availability of 7 GHz unlicensed in worldwide Potentially small device components

Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) Overview of 60 GHz WPAN Standards over 60 GHz WPAN IEEE 802.15.3c WirelessHD WiGig ECMA-387 IEEE 802.11ad Characteristics of 60 GHz millimeter-wave WPANs In-door (<10m) Uncompressed HDTV and high rate data transfer At least 1 Gbps throughput, 3-4 Gbps preferable

IEEE 802.11ad Standard Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

IEEE 802.11ad Standard Operating Modes Single Carrier: Low complexity and control information OFDM: High performance applications Table: OFDM Modulation and Coding Schemes Modulation Coding Coded Data Data Rate Rate Bits/Symbol Bits/Symbol (Mbps) QPSK 1/2 672 336 1386.00 QPSK 5/8 672 420 1732.50 QPSK 3/4 672 504 2079.00 16-QAM 1/2 1344 672 2772.00 16-QAM 5/8 1344 840 3465.00 16-QAM 3/4 1344 1008 4158.00 16-QAM 13/16 1344 1092 4504.50 64-QAM 5/8 2016 1260 5197.50 64-QAM 3/4 2016 1512 6237.00 64-QAM 13/16 2016 1638 6756.75

Channel Frequency Response Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

Channel Frequency Response MIMO Communication System Let y m be the received decision baseband signal for the mth subcarrier y m = H m x m + n m, m = 1,...N where x m is the transmitted data symbol, n m is the Gaussian noise vector with zero mean and variance σ 2, N is the number of subcarriers, and H m represents the frequency response of the equivalent channel matrix for the mth subcarrier after beamforming, which is given by: H m = c H H m w, m = 1,...N w and c are the transmitter and the receiver beem steering vector respectively, and H m is the response of the MIMO channel for the mth subcarrier.

Optimization Criteria Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

Optimization Criteria Choose the Optimal Weight Vectors Optimization Criteria Max-codeword-distance Max-BER Max-mutual-information Max-effective-SNR [ 1 γ eff = β ln N ] N exp ( γ m /β] m=1 where γ m is the symbol SNR experienced on the mth subcarrier, β is a parameter dependent on MCS.

Optimization Criteria Choose the Optimal Weight Vectors Optimization Criteria Max-codeword-distance Max-BER Max-mutual-information Max-effective-SNR γ m = [ ] E c H H m wx m 2 E [ n m 2] = c H H m wx m 2 M t M r σ 2 where M t and M r are the number of antenna elements at the transmitter and the receiver respectively. When normalized, w H w=m t and c H c=m r.

Subcarrier-wise Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

Introduction System Model OFDM Based Beamforming Numerical Results Summary Subcarrier-wise Maximize the Received SNR on Each Subcarrier Figure: Block diagram of subcarrier-wise beamforming N maxc,w c H Hm w 1 X = β ln exp N βmt Mr σ 2 " γeff,subcarrier m=1 2!#

Introduction System Model OFDM Based Beamforming Numerical Results Summary Subcarrier-wise Maximize the Received SNR on Each Subcarrier Figure: Block diagram of subcarrier-wise beamforming Optimal but not practical Need full channel state information Requires one FFT/IFFT processor per antenna

Symbol-wise Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

Introduction System Model OFDM Based Beamforming Numerical Results Summary Symbol-wise Each Subcarrier Applies the Same Weight Vector Figure: Block diagram of symbol-wise beamforming Pre-defined beam codebook Full channel state information is not required Depends on the number of antenna elements and beams

Introduction System Model OFDM Based Beamforming Numerical Results Summary Symbol-wise Each Subcarrier Applies the Same Weight Vector Figure: Block diagram of symbol-wise beamforming 2 N c H Hm w 1 X = max ( β) ln exp N βmt Mr σ 2 c,w C " γeff,symbol m=1!#

Hybrid Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

Introduction System Model OFDM Based Beamforming Numerical Results Summary Hybrid Compromise the complexity and performance Figure: Block diagram of hybrid beamforming Symbol-wise at Tx, and subcarrier-wise at Rx Optimal each receiver steering vector Also use pre-defined codebook

Introduction System Model OFDM Based Beamforming Numerical Results Summary Hybrid Compromise the complexity and performance Figure: Block diagram of hybrid beamforming N c H Hm wopt 1 X = max ( β) ln exp N βmt Mr σ 2 w C " γeff,hybrid m=1 2!#

Beamforming Gain Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

Beamforming Gain Preliminaries System assumptions N=512 OFDM subcarriers 1D half wavelength isotropic radiators M= M t = M r antenna elements Channel assumptions 60 GHz channel models Both LOS and NLOS

Beamforming Gain LOS Scenario Evaluate beamforming performance G = γ eff,beamforming γ eff,siso Beamforming gain has a bound when single path exists The performance difference is not noticeable, because the LOS component exists Figure: Beamforming gain with LOS

Beamforming Gain NLOS Scenario Evaluate beamforming performance G = γ eff,beamforming γ eff,siso Subcarrier-wise is the best, hybrid is the next and symbol-wise is the worst The more antenna elements, the higher improvement can be achieved by hybrid beamforming Figure: Beamforming gain with NLOS

BER Performance Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

BER Performance Bit Error Rate Figure: BER for QPSK 1/2 with LOS Figure: BER for QPSK 1/2 with NLOS A 2-by-2 antenna system is assumed The simulated BER performance verified the numerical results

Link Throughput and Ranges Outline 1 Introduction Overview of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) IEEE 802.11ad Standard 2 System Model Channel Frequency Response Optimization Criteria 3 OFDM Based Beamforming Subcarrier-wise Symbol-wise Hybrid 4 Numerical Results Beamforming Gain BER Performance Link Throughput and Ranges

Link Throughput and Ranges Link Throughput in LOS Link Adaptation Scheme The PHY mode with highest throughput will be selected: Throughput = R(1 PER) Figure: Link throughput with LOS The throughput envelop is the ideal adaptive MCS based on the optimum switching point At a certain SNR, beamforming systems offer higher throughput than SISO

Link Throughput and Ranges Link Throughput in NLOS Link Adaptation Scheme The PHY mode with highest throughput will be selected: Throughput = R(1 PER) Figure: Link throughput with NLOS Beamforming schemes do not improve the peak error-free throughput More gain can be achieved for very high throughput (>4500 Mbps)

Link Throughput and Ranges Operation Range in LOS Path Loss Model PL(dB) = A + 20 log 10 (f ) + 10n log 10 (D) Figure: Operation range in LOS The system operates at its maximum throughput when the device are close Adaptively switch to the lower speed when a device moves further away

Link Throughput and Ranges Operation Range in LOS Link Budget Model P T PL ktb + NF + ReceiverSNR Figure: Operation range in LOS The system operates at its maximum throughput when the device are close Adaptively switch to the lower speed when a device moves further away

Link Throughput and Ranges Operation Range in NLOS Link Budget Model P T PL ktb + NF + ReceiverSNR Figure: Operation range in NLOS The SISO system could not provide service beyond 1m Subcarrier-wise and hybrid beamforming extend the achievable range significantly

Summary A performance evaluation of three types of beamforming schemes over the OFDM based 60 GHz WPAN are studied; Beamforming schemes increase the system performance significantly; In NLOS, hybrid beamforming provide considerable improvements while maintaining reasonable hardware complexity

Appendix For Further Reading I S. Yoon, et.al Hybrid beam-forming and beam-switch for OFDM based WPAN JSAC, 27(8):1425-1432, Oct 2009. IEEE 802.15 Working Goup IEEE 802.15-08-0355-00-003c. May 2008. A. Maltsev, et.al Channel models for 60 GHz WLAN systems. May 2010.

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